Velázquez Palace

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The Velázquez Palace stands in the Retiro Park and was built between 1881 and 1883 for the National Exhibition of Mining held in Madrid from May to November 1883. The architect was Ricardo Velázquez Bosco, who was also responsible for the Glass Palace. L’architecte Ricardo Velázquez Bosco, qui a donné son nom à ce palais, fut chargé de sa construction, en compagnie du céramiste Daniel Zuloaga et de l’ingénieur Alberto del Palacio.

The building is 73.80 metres by 28.75 metres in size and was built using two-tone brick and tiles from the Royal Factory at La Moncloa.

Today it belongs to the Ministry of Culture and is used by the Reina Sofía Museum (MNCARS) for temporary exhibitions.

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Last updated:

21/05/2021

Practical information

Tourist info

Address

Paseo

de Venezuela, 2

28009

Tourist area

Retiro

Telephone

(+34) 91 774 10 00

Fax

Web

https://www.museoreinasofia.es/museo/sedes

info@museoreinasofia.es

Metro

Ibiza (L9), Retiro (L2)

Bus

1, 2, 9, 15, 19, 20, 26, 28, 51, 52, 63, 74, 146, 152, C1, C2

Cercanías (local train)

Madrid-Atocha

BiciMAD bike-share scheme

Stations: 60, 65, 69, 70, 75, 85, 102

Price

Free entry.

Times

Oct, Mar: 10:00am - 7:00pm

Nov-Feb: 10.00am - 6.00 pm

Apr-Sep: 10:00am - 9:00pm

Closed: 1 and 6 January, 1 May and 25 December.

24 and 31 December: 10am-5pm

Type

Sights and monuments, Cultural venues, Cultural centres, exhibition halls, foundations

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